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Pentucket made all of its runners count in a 6-1 victory over Ipswich. Pushing the issue with an effective brand of "smallball," the Sachems bunted effectively and stole four bases, generating its runs from just 10 base runners (four hits, three walks and three hit batters). Mike Dowd stroked a triple to highlight Pentucket's attack.

On Monday, North Andover's Tyler Leavitt came within one out of a no-hitter. Yesterday, Mother Nature assured that the same fate would not strike Brandon Walsh. The Knight sophomore covered five innings on the hill, stifling Ipswich with five strikeouts, a walk and a pair of hit batters before the rain and lightning hit. The result, a five-inning no-no and a 3-0 victory over the Tigers, was plenty good for Knights coach Todd Dulin. "Tyler just pitched a beautiful game, I think he went to one 3-ball count all day," said Dulin, whose club improved to 7-1 and 5-0 in the Cape Ann League. "But Brandon just brought the heat. He was dominant."

Eric Diffily came through with a two-run triple to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, and Brandon Currier delivered the walk-off single to score Diffily in North Reading's 9-8 win over Ipswich.